Bonita, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Versailles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40383. It stands on Sinking Creek. The Survey maps it on the Versailles quadrangle.
On record in Bonita
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Pleasant Lawnlisted 1978 · 0.0 miles away
- Lucas Broadhead Houselisted 1994 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1906 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Versailles quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Versailles quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
6 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bonita in 6 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonita | - | Several trees were downed by strong winds near Versailles. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonita | - | There were multiple trees down. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonita | - | Trees were down on the 200 block of East Eagle Drive. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonita | - | A tree was blocking Williams Lane and Big Sink Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonita | - | A trained spotter reported a large, 8 inch diameter tree limb fell across KY 62 east of Versailles due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Bonita | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firmantown | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Wallace | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Versailles | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Nugent Crossroads | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Shetland | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Jacksontown (historical) | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Woodford Village | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Pisgah | 3.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507549. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






